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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jay lie and say he will study in college when he is grilled by Tito Maning in “Every Single Surviving Word"?
(a) Biology.
(b) Engineering.
(c) Graphic design.
(d) Investment banking.

2. What word from "Like a Fog" translates in English to "One returning home" (56)?
(a) Kinaiya.
(b) Maniwala.
(c) Balikbayan.
(d) Libro.

3. What garment has Tito Maning lent Jay to wear to church in "The Word of God"?
(a) A Pahimakas.
(b) A Tadhana.
(c) A Maniwala.
(d) A Barong.

4. When was Jun's last letter to Jay dated?
(a) March 12, 2013.
(b) July 3, 2016.
(c) December 26, 2015.
(d) January 12, 2016.

5. Who did Jay tell Jun he thought was beautiful when they were ten?
(a) Iman and Nicole Kidman.
(b) Madonna and Cyndi Lauper.
(c) Britney Spears and Adele.
(d) Rihanna and Katy Perry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose death is supposedly covered in the second article that Jay receives from Jun's friend in "Let Me Go"?

2. The narrator opens the Prologue with the line, "It was a day of soil, sunlight, and" what (xiii)?

3. What does Jay describe feeling like in the end of "Grounded"?

4. Where does Jay depart from in "Like a Fog"?

5. What does Tito Maning say he told his younger brother to study to be rather than a nurse in “Every Single Surviving Word"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Rodrigo Duterte and how does he factor into the novel?

2. How are Angel and Grace's demeanors described in “A New Silence Arrives"?

3. What do Mia and Jay do during their time together in “You Can Hold Onto Me if You Need To"?

4. What information does Jay's father relate to Jay about Jun's death in the beginning of the novel?

5. How does Jay feel about his future plans in the beginning of the novel?

6. What does Jay's father say about his feelings of the Philippines in "Things Inside"?

7. Who is Seth, and what is his relationship to Jay?

8. What does Jay imagine doing when he encounters his uncle in “The Strength of My Conviction"?

9. What information does Jay learn about Jun's death from his mother in the beginning of the novel?

10. What event does Jun describe in his letter that Jay reads on the plane in “The Strength of My Conviction"?

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